ETIMOLOGIA CUVÂNTULUI IVORY
From Old French ivurie, from Latin evoreus made of ivory, from ebur ivory; related to Greek elephas ivory, elephant.
CE ÎNSEAMNĂ IVORY ÎN ENGLEZĂ?
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Ivory Este un material dur, alb, derivat din colții și dinții animalelor, folosit în artă sau în fabricație. Se compune din dentină, un țesut asemănător cu cel osos. A fost important din timpuri străvechi pentru a face o serie de articole, de la sculpturi în fildeș la dinți falși, fani și domino. Elefantul din fildeș a fost cea mai importantă sursă, dar au fost folosite fildeșul din multe specii, inclusiv hipopotamul, mersul, porcul, elkul, balena de spermatozoizi și narwhal. Cuvântul este în cele din urmă derivat din vechiul egiptean âb, âbu, prin eborul latin sau ebur.
Definiția ivory în dicționarul Engleză
Prima definiție a fildeșului în dicționar este o varietate de cremă albă, dură, cremoasă, care formează o parte majoră a colților de elefanți, mori și animale similare. O altă definiție a fildeșului este un colț din fildeș. Ivory este, de asemenea, o culoare alb-gălbui; cremă.
CITATE ÎN ENGLEZĂ CU «IVORY»
Citate renumite și propoziții cu cuvântul
ivory.
The more traditional bride still prefers white or ivory, but the young girls... seem to like the idea of using colors.
Illegal killings of elephants are being linked to organized crime and the funding of armed militia groups. Many consumers in Asia do not realize that by buying ivory, they are playing a role in the illegal wildlife trade and its serious consequences.
I think public intellectuals have a responsibility - to be self-critical on the one hand, to do serious, nuanced work rigorously executed; but to also be able to get off those perches and out of those ivory towers and speak to the real people who make decisions; to speak truth to power and the powerless with lucidity and eloquence.
I always challenge myself. I get out in deep water and I always try to get back. But I get hung up. The audience never knows, but that's when I smile the most, when I show the most ivory.
What brought the British to the Gambia in the first place - which was bigger than it is now - was trade in ivory because the Gambia had a lot of elephants. They wiped out all the elephants and ended up selling Africans.
Smooth shapes are very rare in the wild but extremely important in the ivory tower and the factory.
It used to be that readers were relegated because they considered themselves far above society, and so the metaphor of the ivory tower developed. Now there's still this idea that the reader doesn't take part in the social game and in politics, the res publica, but for other reasons: he doesn't do it because he's not making any money.
My price is five dollars for a miniature on ivory, and I have engaged three or four at that price. My price for profiles is one dollar, and everybody is willing to engage me at that price.
Our dreams are a second life. I have never been able to penetrate without a shudder those ivory or horned gates which separate us from the invisible world.
Back when I was restoring art and antiques, finding ivory was very difficult because it's illegal, and the only difference between bone and ivory is that bone is free and not illegal.
CĂRȚI ÎN ENGLEZĂ ÎN LEGĂTURĂ CU «IVORY»
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ivory în următoarea selecție bibliografică. Cărți în legătură cu
ivory și extrase din aceasta pentru a furniza contextul de întrebuințare al acestuia în literatura Engleză.
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Empire of
Ivory: A Novel of Temeraire
. . All hail Naomi Novik.” –The Washington Post Book World, on His Majesty’s Dragon BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Naomi Novik's Victory of Eagles.
Discusses kinds of ivory and gives a chronological review of schools of the art of ivory carving in Europe, Africa, India, the Islamic countries, China, Japan and the United States.
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Leaving the
Ivory Tower: The Causes and Consequences of ...
Graduate schools have faced attrition rates of approximately half since 1960. This study examines what is wrong with the structure of graduate education in its aim to locate the root cause of attrition in the social structure.
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The
Ivory Tower and Harry Potter: Perspectives on a Literary ...
Now available in paper, The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter is the first book-length analysis of J. K. Rowling's work from a broad range of perspectives within literature, folklore, psychology, sociology, and popular culture.
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Ivory Power: Sexual Harassment on Campus
These essays cover conceptual and methodological issues connected with the study of sexual harassment; the impact of sexual harassment on cognitive, physical, and emotional well-being; the psychology of men who harass; and handling ...
Michele Antoinette Paludi,
1990
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The Craft of
Ivory: Sources, Techniques, and Uses in the ...
This booklet is an examination of the nature of ivory, both as substance of certain consistent characteristics as well as material of varying availability treated by craftsmen in various and peculiar ways.
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Escape from the
Ivory Tower: A Guide to Making Your Science ...
Many researchers have the horror stories to prove it. What’s clear, according to Nancy Baron, is that scientists, journalists and public policymakers come from different cultures.
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Ivory Tower Blues: A University System in Crisis
Ivory Tower Blues gives a decidedly different picture, examining this optimistic attitude as it impacts upon professors, students, and administrators in charge of the education system.
James E. Côté, Anton L. Allahar,
2007
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Ivory Tower and Industrial Innovation: University-industry ...
This work warrants close attention from academic administrators, research managers, and public policy-makers in the U.S. and abroad."--David M. Hart, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Alex Tremain is a pirate who needs to up his game.
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ivory în contextul următoarelor știri.
Ivory Coast, ex-Chelsea striker Didier Drogba could sign with MLS's …
MLS has offered former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba a contract and the Chicago Fire are making the most aggressive push to acquire him, ... «SI.com, Iul 15»
CAF Champions League takes shape Ivory Coast narrows search …
Elsewhere, Ivory Coast narrowed the choice in their search for a new coach, the CAF under-23 qualifiers are set to resume with a juicy offering ... «ESPN FC, Iul 15»
Zambia : Under-23 confronts Ivory Coast in CAF U23 Cup qualifiers
Zambia on Saturday continue fighting for a place at the Senegal 2015 CAF U23 Championship when they face Ivory Coast away in Abidjan in ... «Lusaka Times, Iul 15»
Church Leaders in Ivory Coast Raise Awareness About Sexuality …
Ntamon Edichi Yvette from the Alliance of Religious Leaders on AIDS and other pandemics -ARSIP in Ivory Coast, stressed that religious ... «AllAfrica.com, Iul 15»
Malian troops kill jihadists on I Coast border - Mali army | News24
Bamako - Malian troops killed several jihadists near the country's southern border with Ivory Coast and destroyed the insurgents' camp in a ... «News24, Iul 15»
Senate bill would lift ban on goods made with legal ivory
GOP senators are trying to stop the Obama administration from regulating lawfully owned ivory found in antique firearms, musical instruments ... «The Hill, Iul 15»
Life-size Ivory Elephant Sculpture Unveiled in Botswana | National …
A towering elephant sculpture made entirely from ivory tusks will now greet arrivals at Gaborone's international airport, in Botswana––a ... «National Geographic, Iul 15»
Hong Kong Ivory Trade Called Major Threat to Elephants : Discovery …
Hong Kong's booming ivory market is helping push elephants toward extinction, conservationists said Thursday, reporting more ivory items on ... «Discovery News, Iul 15»
Ivory Coast president's stepson defends cocoa export role - FT.com
The stepson of the president of Ivory Coast has defended his role as the biggest domestic cocoa exporter in the world's leading producer, citing ... «Financial Times, Iul 15»
Ivory Coast's micro-entrepreneurs excluded from a booming economy
But there are no such centres for the young entrepreneurs of Abidjan, the commercial capital of Ivory Coast in francophone west Africa. Instead ... «Financial Times, Iul 15»